Afep Pigeon vs Blue-eyed Ground Dove

Columba unicincta в сравнении с Columbina cyanopis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Afep Pigeon Blue-eyed Ground Dove
Научное название Columba unicincta Columbina cyanopis
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Critically Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 13,5 cm (5.3 in)
Масса 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 45,6 g (1.61 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Afep Pigeon only

Blue-eyed Ground Dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Afep Pigeon

Пение

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through dense humid African forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Blue-eyed Ground Dove

Пение

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes with pale quality through dry open terrain. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Critically Endangered

Blue-eyed Ground Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Afep Pigeon

Оперение

Afep Pigeon: pale gray; white neck gloss; dark flight feathers; large size; Central African rainforest pigeon; pale overall

Blue-eyed Ground Dove

About These Birds

Afep Pigeon

Afep Pigeon (Columba unicincta) — 36–40 cm. Large; dark grey; single narrow black ring on hindneck; pale grey rump. Inhabits canopy of rainforest in West and Central Africa. Frugivore; feeds on forest fruits. Poorly known; an upper-canopy species seldom studied at close range.

Blue-eyed Ground Dove

Tiny dove, 14–17 cm, brown with a distinctive pale blue iris. Formerly known from cerrado grasslands of central Brazil (Mato Grosso and Goiás); nearly extinct due to agricultural conversion of cerrado. Critically Endangered (possibly Extinct); fewer than ten confirmed records since 1941.

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